Laxatives, Purgatives

1. Constipation (chronic constipation): In every case of chronic constipation, initial treatment should consist of a diet rich in fiber (vegetables, salads, fruits, supplements of linseeds, wheat germ etc.) a generous amount of liquids and much physical exercise. Avolac is only to be taken when these measures prove insufficient.2. Intestinal flora disturbances: In damage to intestinal flora, following therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics, gall bladder diseases, and intestinal diseases (colitis, diverticulosis, megacolon, etc.)3. Increased blood ammonia levels (hyperammonemia in hepatopathy, portal-systemic encephalopathy, precoma, coma).4. Diseases of the gums and the periodontal apparatus (periodontosis, bleeding from the gums, inflammation, dystrophy).

Avolac Solution: Avolac (Lactulose) is an oral solution containing Lactulose USP 3.35 g / 5 ml.

200 ml / Bot

Solution

Hypersensitivity to either galactose and/ or lactose, galactose-free diet. Gastro-cardiac symptom complex (heart problems stemming from the gastro-intestinal tract), suspected intestinal obstruction.

Occasionally flatulence can occur at the beginning of treatment, this is rapidly eliminated by reducing the dose and/ or taking the daily dose in several smaller individual portions spread over the course of the day. Overdosage can result in diarrhoea. In abuse: loss of electrolytes (primarilty Potassium):

The glycosidic effect of cardiac glycosides can be intensified by potassium deficiency in abuse.

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